Nov 05, 2009 in collapse, ruppert states things that are clearly true, makes claims that are fairly plausible and delivers predictions that no viewer without a time machine can adequately evaluate. A documentary on michael ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his selfpublished newsletter, from. The 63yearold copturnedwriter and firebrand gained fame by starring in collapse, a 2009 documentary in which he. Oh, and the ciadia family background probably didnt help. This is where collapse started to play games with my mind. Oct 02, 20 michael ruppert is an investigative journalist and author of two books, crossing the rubicon. Rip whistleblower michael ruppert who committed suicide. Richard heinberg, author of the partys over and powerdown mike ruppert represents, from top to bottom, the best tradition of an independent thinking, openminded, uncorrupt able, humorous, prudent, american cop.
The book is part beginners guide to the crises of our time, part policy proposal for the current u. Although adapted from ruppert s book confronting collapse. Ruppert probably wasnt antiimperialist enough for their tastes, at least not in a leftist way. Mike ruppert represents, from top to bottom, the best tradition of an independent. Collapse michael ruppert has anyone else seen this movie. The peak oil material will be familiar to people who have been paying attention the past 8 years. Jul 22, 2014 by the second sunday of april this year, michael c. Ruppert s ideas revolve around peak oil, the concept that the world has already passed its top oil production numbers and the number of barrels in the future will continue to decrease. The world is running short of energyespecially cheap, easytofind oil. Whats curious about the film is that it doesnt address ruppert s 911 theories, which form the basis of his 2004 book crossing the rubicon. Independent american reporter michael ruppert is the subject of this documentary, which looks at how the expolice officer managed to predict the massive wall street crash of 2008 years before it.
Former lapd detective, author of two books including crossing the rubicon, investigative journalist and sole subject of. I watched it last night on planet green, and frankly, it scared the shit out of me. I have no way of assuring you that the bleak version of the future outlined by michael ruppert in chris smiths collapse is accurate. But one simple fact at the center of his argument is obviously true. Shortages, along with resulting price increases, threaten industrialized civilization, the global economy, and our entire way of life. Mike ruppert has been at the forefront of speaking and writing about the. Collapse is based on science, but not on diamonds original research. It becomes evident that ruppert himself is amidst a collapse. Michael ruppert does a riveting job explaining why the infinite growth paradigm we currently enjoy is not only unfeasible but will ultimately lead to a collapse of modern day civilization as we know.
Given the 96 percent correlation between economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions and the unlikelihood of economic growth without a spike in energy use, ruppert. Michael rupperts last book, first starring film role and ascendancy to the. In an authoritative book, ruppert even accused vice president dick cheney as the chief executor of the 911 attacks. A documentary on michael ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current. Michael ruppert does a riveting job explaining why the infinite growth paradigm we currently enjoy is not only unfeasible but will ultimately lead to a collapse of modern. In collapse, ruppert powerfully articulated the basic themes of his bestselling book crossing the rubicon. Something snapped in ruppert sometime later in that decade, after the book. Nov 04, 2009 michael ruppert proudly claims that he predicted the global economic slump more than four years ago in his selfpublished from the wilderness, a monthly news publication and web site.
Jun 15, 2010 collapse documents the mans largely correct predictions in 2005 and 2006 of the nowestablished financial crisis of the new millennium. At one point, ruppert s confident display of reasons we should all be worried about the world around us are believable. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world, smith wisely begins with the events which made ruppert notorious his allegations that the c. He gives a very detailed explanation about how we have reached our peak in almost all of our recourses. Rip whistleblower michael ruppert who committed suicide on 414. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world.
Jan 15, 2020 michael ruppert was fully conscious that 911 was aided and abetted by insiders in our government on. Nov 06, 2009 and yet, despite its grim, intense atmosphere, collapse subtly, almost imperceptibly, begins to show some of ruppert s very human vulnerabilities. There is controversy over ruppert, and he has many critics. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil, published in september crossing. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world was released in december 2009. Ruppert and his theories on peak oil were the subject of the 2009 documentary film collapse, which was based on his book a presidential energy policy and received the new york times critics pick. Nov, 2009 collapse deals with similar feelings, but through far darker scenarios. Apr, 2015 it was in 2009 that ruppert achieved the height of his recognition and fame. Ruppert, a former lapd narcotics officer turned investigative journalist, details the intricate connections between.
Ruppert was one of the earliest peak oil philosophers despite the fact that he himself did not exactly consider himself to be one. He lays the book out in the form of a court case, having sections for motive, means and opportunity. In the 1970s, ruppert was a narcotics officer for the lapd. Michael craig ruppert february 3, 1951 april, 2014 was an. This book is a no holds bar on humanity and human nature. Twentyfive points addressing the siamese twins of energy and money is a book addressing what an american president should be doing and saying about energy issues free from ideological, political, or other mental restraints. The title is both the subject and the metaphor of ruppert s life. He moved to venezuela, in rushed effort to seek political asylum from the chavez government.
I can only tell you i have a pretty good builtin b. In collapse, he departs stylistically from his past documentaries by interviewing ruppert in a format that. At one point, rupperts confident display of reasons we should all be worried about the world around us are believable. Collapse director chris smith on his new doc and the. Michael rupperts confronting collapse book available. Ruppert marshals compelling facts about the imminent collapse of the oil fields, whose cheap energy has fueled developed societys way of life for more than a century. Ruppert author, 911 truther, podcaster and prophet of economic collapse are chronicled by the. It is a book you will want to keep closein your glove box or in your pocket. Collapse dvd columbus metropolitan library bibliocommons. Collapse author, michael ruppert on dorner, peak oil and. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world was made into a movie collapse that predicted many things many that have already come true.
That year saw the release of his book confronting collapse, as well as an internationally acclaimed documentary inspired by the book, titled simply collapse. Ruppert, 9781603582643, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Collapse new documentary on michael ruppert coming soon. Jan 01, 2016 this page is dedicated to the memory of. Michael ruppert collapse of industrial civilization. A documentary on michael ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his selfpublished newsletter, from the wilderness. Most of the film is an interviewinterrogation with michael ruppert. He is shockingly persuasive, and the majority of his premises are verifiable. Collapse is one of the popular classics of environmentalism. Collapse, directed by chris smith, is an american documentary film exploring the theories, writings and life story of controversial author michael ruppert. Confronting collapse the book that inspired the movie collapse.
May 01, 2003 michael ruppert uses concrete evidence press releases, news stories, interviews, official documents to make his case against the perpetrators of the september 11 attacks. Ruppert, the lapd investigatorturnedinvestigative journalist, ends confronting collapse. The decline of the american empire at the end of the age of oil and confronting collapse. The 63yearold copturnedwriter and firebrand gained fame by starring in collapse, a 2009 documentary in which he predicts. Presiding over collapses both financial he is currently behind on his. Within a year you will see it get dogeared, and it will become one of your best friends and companions as we all share and experience the shift into a new era of existence. Nov 06, 2009 though illustrated here and there with snippets of crude animation and archival film, collapse. Ruppert says the sky is falling and makes a strong argument as to why you should heed his warnings. After running during his police career into conflicts with the. Michael ruppert, star of collapse and author of crossing the rubicon commits suicide at age 63 self. The peak oil philosophy of michael ruppert confronting. The collapse is not only about the industrial nations collapsing but also michael rupperts mental condition.
Miller posted his friends suicide note on collapse network, a news. Even as michael ruppert, smoking intensively throughout, talks about the coming apocalypse and the price to paid by humanity. Michael ruppert is considered a conspiracy theorist. In confronting collapse, mike ruppert exposes the lies that have been told about energy to protect corporate profits and a collapsing monetary systemthe latter of which now threatens all of industrial civilization. Ruppert, a former lapd narcotics officer turned investigative journalist, details the intricate connections between money and energy, including the ways in which oil shortages and price spikes triggered the economic crash that began in september 2008. The collapse is not only about the industrial nations collapsing but also michael ruppert s mental condition. Collapse michael ruppert has anyone else seen this.
Collapse new documentary on michael ruppert coming. Documentaries submitted 5 years ago by thechildofroth i have no idea why i checked up on this man today, but apparently michael ruppert took his life this past april. Lucidly and with weary conviction, ruppert cites evidence for a declining global oil supply and demolishes hopes pinned on substitutes like ethanol. It is a simple and stark analysis of the worlds current energy. Crossing the rubicon goodreads meet your next favorite book. Dec 15, 2009 in confronting collapse, author michael c. Apr 24, 2014 mike ruppert was one of the first to point out the gross anomalies and obtuse leaps of logic in the bushcheney explanations for the 911 attacks. The crisis of energy and money in a post peak oil world by michael ruppert in 2009, the collapse of.
Collapse by chris smith, chris smith, michael ruppert. Thanks to rupperts new book, readers around the world will have access to his. Michael craig ruppert february 3, april, was an american writer and ruppert is the author of crossing the rubicon. This is the first half of a one hour program based on the movie collapse. The book says what an american president cannot say. According to the radio stations website, ruppert hosted the lifeboat hour.
In the documentary film collapse 2009 by michael ruppert, he explains how human civilization is heading more and more to our own doomsday. If this man is right, the rabbit hole goes much deeper than anyone wants to believe. Like some of diamonds other popular books, such as guns, germs and steel, it is a form of intelligent popularisation. Ruppert was the subject of the 2009 documentary film collapse, which is based on his book a presidential energy policy and received the new york times. The title is both the subject and the metaphor of rupperts life.
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